Admiral Dormer Addition & Remodel

A classic Seattle view home with a classic problem: small spaces upstairs and a main floor with both red oak and fir flooring. The bath had been remodeled recently enough to desperately need another remodel to make it match the aesthetics of the home--that corner tub just had to go. And so it did as part of a dormer and main floor addition and a whole house remodel and refresh of all the finishes.Winner of 2012 REX Award.

A dormer and main floor addition lights up this lovely 1924 home, along with a whole-house remodel. The new dormer to the right is a seamless addition to the original dormer. At main level, a small bumpout extends a media room and creates a hall into the kitchen. The new trellises are built from cedar beams.

A dormer and main floor addition lights up this lovely 1924 home, along with a whole-house remodel. Oh, Calcutta! This Calcutta Gold counter is stunning in person, with incredible veining through the 3cm slab that runs up the backsplash.

A dormer and main floor addition lights up this lovely 1924 home, along with a whole-house remodel. A new 50-year roof and exterior painting freshens up the house, along with new garage doors and a sweet wood trellis over the doors that also obscures the concrete lip of the deck above.

A dormer and main floor addition lights up this lovely 1924 home, along with a whole-house remodel. The entry into the new master bath reveals a spa-like setting: glass block at one wall of the shower and at the windows, while a skylight brings in natural light.

A dormer and main floor addition lights up this lovely 1924 home, along with a whole-house remodel. The new hall made possible by the main floor addition creates a circular floor plan and allows for a bay window and bench seat. The new wide plank oak floors glow with a dreamy brown stain.

A dormer and main floor addition lights up this lovely 1924 home, along with a whole-house remodel. The kitchen got a minor facelift, with new appliances, refinished cabinets, and new doors and windows to the expanded back yard seating area.

A dormer and main floor addition lights up this lovely 1924 home, along with a whole-house remodel. The old mis-matched fir and oak floors were replaced with wide plank oak flooring in a dark brown stain. They are a counterpoint to the exquisite furniture and lighting fixtures, as well as the Batchelder tile fireplace.

A dormer and main floor addition lights up this lovely 1924 home, along with a whole-house remodel. The expanded media room is a cozy spot, and the remodel allowed for installation of conduit to hide the necessary wiring.

A dormer and main floor addition lights up this lovely 1924 home, along with a whole-house remodel. The dormer addition allowed for the repurposing of the old closet into a new reading nook with an inspiring view.

A dormer and main floor addition lights up this lovely 1924 home, along with a whole-house remodel. The custom vanity is built from rift and quarter-sawn oak and stained a medium-brown. The crystal pulls match the traditional styling of the bath, which includes Calcutta Gold marble countertops.

A dormer and main floor addition lights up this lovely 1924 home, along with a whole-house remodel. The master shower is a riff on tradition, with all the modern bells and whistles. A ceiling-mount shower head is paired with a bar-mounted hand-held shower head on the adjacent wall. The floor is hex tile, but in 2" pieces instead of the traditional 1". A custom glass door i...More

A dormer and main floor addition lights up this lovely 1924 home, along with a whole-house remodel. Dual trellises in cedar beams frame a new seating area in the rear yard, which includes a gas insert fireplace for year-round use.

A dormer and main floor addition lights up this lovely 1924 home, along with a whole-house remodel. The tub is the focal point of the bath, with room for two, and a beautiful faucet and riser, and a train rack towel holder to the left. The glass block and obscured glass windows adjacent provide privacy along with light.

A dormer and main floor addition lights up this lovely 1924 home, along with a whole-house remodel. The bonus in this master bathroom is a toilet room with both a Toto washlet toilet, and a urinal. The only challenge with this installation was installing piping with sufficient water flow.

A dormer and main floor addition lights up this lovely 1924 home, along with a whole-house remodel. The view from the tub is stunning: a custom vanity with lots of storage, pivoting mirrors, a recessed medicine cabinet to the left, an a hard-wired makeup mirror to the right. And of course, the Calcutta Gold marble countertops. It's a master bath that doubles as an oasis!

A dormer and main floor addition lights up this lovely 1924 home, along with a whole-house remodel. This bench seat is part of the addition, and used to be the end of the kitchen. Now there's a circular floor plan at the main floor, and the bench seat doubles as an informal kitchen table looking out on the newly landscaped back yard. Better yet, the seat lifts up for hidden s...More